The Trigram Garden goes topless

I took the row cover off of the southernomst inner bed today. I was given tips on how to make a sturdier frame with metal stakes and flexible PVC piping, and I needed to get under the cover, anyway. The double layer of plastic was too opaque to see through, so I didn't know if anything had sprouted. Watering with that cover on (or even trying to lift up sections) was a hassle, although the repairs I made earlier in the week did a lot to maintain humidity. The proof was in the number of sprouts clustered on the soil surface.

The main reason I took the row cover off was to add more seed, using the same mix that I spread across the bracketing beds. As I said before, I'm hoping to see something off a vegetable ground cover with this planting method. I like to see plants mixed together, not in rows.

The rain and now in the weather forecast weren't a concern. In fact, I planted things today in order to take advantage of the cold and moisture. Some of the seeds I planted need a chill to break out of dormancy. Others will begin to germinate after being moistened, even if the temperatures are still low.

A list of what I planted, as well as a guide for what ought to be sown when, will follow in the next post.